boo5.unit2：The United Kingdom--reading.pptVIP

London Tower Bridge 伦敦塔桥 Cambridge University 剑桥大学 Oxford University 牛津大学 Big Ben 大本钟 London Tower Bridge Hyde park London Eye Westminster Abbey Royal Observatory in Greenwich It is set up by King Charles Ⅱ in 1660s. Greenwich meantime or GMT is important because it sets world time. Karl Marx It is famous as the place where Karl Marx is buried - is one ofthe best-known garden cemeteries . Highgate Cemetery It is the oldest, most august(庄严而又雄伟的) museum in the world. It is home to over seven million objects illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginning to the present. Many of the artifacts are stored underneath the museum due to lack of space. The British Museum Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace It is a site of Christian worship since 607 AD, has been obscured by scaffolding for the last four years during the 10.8 million pound renovation. The old one was destroyed in the great Fire of London in 1666. Wren was commissioned to design the current building shortly afterwards. St Pauls Cathedral the Union Jack 英国国旗 rose of England Beckham 贝克汉姆 Queen Elizabeth the Second 伊丽莎白二世女王 * * * 演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed) * * 文章脉络梳理. * COMPREHENDING. * * * * 分析篇章结构,概括段落大意. 第一部分,通过几幅地图可以演示联合王国的形成过程. * * /flash/build/eye_create_launcher.html The British Airways London Eye is a truly amazing feat of design and construction. Originally conceived by architects David Marks and Julia Barfield as an entry for a millennium landmark competition, the project took six years and the expertise of hundreds of people from five European countries to turn it into a reality.It would be the largest observation wheel ever built and the only cantilevered structure of its kind in the world. It would also be the largest structure ever hoisted into a vertical position in one operation. Over 1,700 people in five countries would be involved in building it. The population of an entire alpine village would test the embarkation procedures. Almost every component a